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Pawing Through the Past (Mrs. Murphy #8)
"You'll never get old."
Each member of the class of 1980 has received the letter. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, who is on the organizing committee for Crozet High's twentieth reunion, decides to take it as a compliment. Others think it's a joke.
But Mrs. Murphy senses trouble. And the sly tiger cat is soon proven right ... when the class womanizer turns up dead with a bull...more
Each member of the class of 1980 has received the letter. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, who is on the organizing committee for Crozet High's twentieth reunion, decides to take it as a compliment. Others think it's a joke.
But Mrs. Murphy senses trouble. And the sly tiger cat is soon proven right ... when the class womanizer turns up dead with a bull...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
January 30th 2001
by Bantam
(first published 2000)
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This entry into the Sneaky Pie series is a little different than the others. That is not a bad thing. Ms. Brown just out did herself in writing this one. I didn't see the end coming at all. Great going to the Browns, you did a wonderful job in hiding the killer and the why in this plot. I wished I could give this installment 6 stars, it is better than the previous books and they were very fun and entertaining. As with all of the author's installments in this series, the writing is tight and flow...more
2000's "Pawing Through the Past" finds us at a class reunion in Crozet for the classes of 1950 & 1980. When one classmate & then another turn up dead, our friends both 2 & 4 legged spring into action to solves these crimes that could've been waiting 20 years to do. Brown does a better job than usual at times with all characters & even manages a bit of a hate crime into this as well. The story itself has the right balance of things that at times have plagued this series on occasio...more
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This is a charming series. I have read most of them but not in order. Harry is divorced from her husband, Fair, the local veterinarian. She and the other women in the town are planning their high school reunion to be held in the high school building along with another class who will celebrate their 50th reunion. When the class lothario is found murdered the classmates have their hands full trying to solve the case while still holding a reunion. Of course, Mrs. Murphy and her animal henchmen are...more
As Harry prepares for her 20th high school reunion, bodies begin to pile up. Could a secret from their senior year be a clue to solving the newest mystery to hit Crozet? As usual, Rita Mae Brown interweaves social commentary and a mystery. This series is not great literature, but they are well-written, thoroughly enjoyable reads especially if you sometimes prefer the company of animals over humans and nature over the urban landscape. While there are mentions of sex and violent sex, there are no...more
What can I say? These are my guilt pleasures. And as the cat mystery books go, this is another good one. The plot revolves around a high school reunion, a (strangely violent) event that occurred, and the people that have returned for the reunion. As usual, the plot is good, the dialog is quick and easy to fly through, and there's a pretty good twist at the end. ..After reading quite a few of these..I've started to wonder - doesn't anyone in town wonder why 3-4 people get murdered every few month...more
Ok, I'm going to do a standard review for the rest of the Mrs. Murphy books I read, because I really can't think of something smart to say about every single one of them. Actually, it's hard to come up with something smart to say about any one of them, because they are not really smart books.
Though, no, that's not true. They aren't trivial as such, they aren't too easy - or, in other words, they don't hurt my brain while I read them. But I think we can all agree that they are also not "great li...more
Though, no, that's not true. They aren't trivial as such, they aren't too easy - or, in other words, they don't hurt my brain while I read them. But I think we can all agree that they are also not "great li...more
The thing you have to know about Rita Mae Brown is that she is a social activist first and a writer second. If you do not know this going into her books, you are going to find them preachy.
The cats and dogs in her stories talk to each other (though not to humans), and she will often put words in their mouths, such as how Congress is ruining this country, and why don't people get off their duffs and exercise through the noble sport of fox hunting? And I read it and go, "Oh, really, I will have t...more
The cats and dogs in her stories talk to each other (though not to humans), and she will often put words in their mouths, such as how Congress is ruining this country, and why don't people get off their duffs and exercise through the noble sport of fox hunting? And I read it and go, "Oh, really, I will have t...more
The overall vibe of the book: Preachy.
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Jun 12, 2011
Kelley Ross
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
mysteries-and-thrillers
I have read other books by this author and I really admire the way she combines a love for animals, a concern for social issues, and murder mysteries. I am not really a mystery genre fan, but I do enjoy these because they are lighthearted and not quite so gritty...but on the other hand, they don't rely on a squishy romance plot either.
Apr 18, 2009
Sue
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
books-on-tape,
mysteries
Took this out as something to listen to while I drove up and back to my parents from spring break last week. It was very good, and while I figured out a little bit of the mystery, I missed the big plot twist. It was so compelling at the end that I took the tapes back into the house to finish listening to it. (there was a little too much to listen to sitting in the parked car)
A fun read, with the main character's 3 pets 'talking' and helping through the murder investigations. Something different and highly entertaining if you enjoy domestic pets and what they might say of us humans and what we get up to!
Class reunions can be a real eye opener or a real bummer especially when the class Romeo turns belly up dead. So the animal trio are on the case again and as usual hi jinx ensue!
The weakest of this series. Harry is out of character and the serious crime this is all in reaction to is treated with a knd of "boys will be boys" nonchalance. Not great.
Excellent, as always. Most books with critters who care for their humans are great books. This is one of them. Thank you Rita and Sneaky Pie!
These wonderful Mrs. Murphy mystery books are written from the point of view of two cats and a Welsh Corgi dog! I have read them all!
This series of light mysteries are a delight! You miss the characters when the story ends.
hated it. Trite and demonizes a transsexual character. Really a disappointment.
Started this series many years ago...it's a guilty pleasure!
This book kept my attention.It was a real page turner and very interesting read.
sneaky pie brown
Great!!
The series is delightful and fun to read.
Jul 05, 2008
Jill
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Mystery series fans/pet people
Shelves:
mystery
Another installment in the Sneaky Pie Brown series. All the characters are in attendance. They aren't great mysteries, but good enough, and the animal commentaries are entertaining. This one is about someone killing off people from Harry's high school graduating class in time for their 20th reunion. I think the thing I like the best about these books is reading the weather descriptions - sometimes makes me want to live in Virginia.
May 15, 2011
Pat
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I must say that so far in this series, this is the one with the best mystery. While the others in the series have had good stories with character interaction, the mysteries have just been so so.
I like the way the animals talk to one another and each book deals with something to be going on in the small town. Always a good read.
Bk #9. People from Harry's graduating class are being killed right before the 20th class reunion.
Rita Mae Brown is a great mystery writer, but I didn't really like where she went with this book.
Another from one of the cat mystery series that I like so much.
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Rita Mae Brown is a prolific American writer, most known for her mysteries and other novels (Rubyfruit Jungle). She is also an Emmy-nominated screenwriter.
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